Final bio 167 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The megasporangia of a seed plant generates which of the following?
A) male spores
B) male gametes
C) female gametes
D) female spores - CORRECT ANSWER - D) female spores
Which of the following is part of the androecium of an angiosperm?
A) style
B) anther
C) petal
D) ovule - CORRECT ANSWER - B) anther
A superior flower is best described by which of the following?
A) a flower that has multiple layers of petals rather than just one
B) a flower that is pollinated by insects rather than birds
C) a flower with its ovary above other flower parts rather than below them
D) a flower that blooms every year rather than once in its lifetime - CORRECT
ANSWER - C) a flower with its ovary above other flower parts rather than below them
Which of the following best describes a mature pollen grain?
A) a single, polyploid cell inside of a triple layer of epithelial tissue
B) one cell surrounded by a second cell surrounded by two additional coverings
C) a sac with seven interior cells
D) a mixture of carbohydrates and proteins, but with no cells present - CORRECT
ANSWER - B) one cell surrounded by a second cell surrounded by two additional
coverings
,What is the purpose of the central cell in the embryo sac of an angiosperm?
A) it fuses with a sperm cell to form the zygote
B) it is the site of pollination in the angiosperm
C) it directs the pollen tube into the ovary
D) it will form part of the endosperm tissue - CORRECT ANSWER - D) it will form part
of the endosperm tissue
Each microspore mother cell in angiosperms typically gives rise to how many microspores?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 4
D) 8 - CORRECT ANSWER - C) 4
Where in a typical conifer are pollen grains formed?
A) anthers
B) male cones
C) needles
D) female cones - CORRECT ANSWER - B) male cones
Which of the following are capable of pollinating flowers?
A) bats
B) bees
C) birds
D) all of the above are capable of pollinating flowers - CORRECT ANSWER - D) all of
the above are capable of pollinating flowers
In double fertilization of angiosperms, what are the two "end products"?
, A) a triploid endosperm and a diploid zygote
B) a diploid zygote and a haploid spore
C) a haploid sperm cell and a haploid egg cell
D) an ovule and an anther - CORRECT ANSWER - A) a triploid endosperm and a diploid
zygote
In which way is reproduction in gymnosperms different than reproduction in angiosperms?
A) gymnosperms contain a seed that in not enclosed by another structure, whereas angiosperm
seeds are enclosed in an ovule
B) double fertilization occurs in gymnosperms, but not in angiosperms
C) gymnosperms are typically pollinated by insects whereas angiosperms are typically pollinated
by the wind
D) gymnosperms produce pollen grains with male gametes whereas angiosperms produce pollen
grains with female gametes - CORRECT ANSWER - A) gymnosperms contain a seed that
is not enclosed by another structure, whereas angiosperm seeds are enclosed in an ovule
A seed in a lowered metabolic state that is not germinating is said to be what?
A) phototropic
B) aggregated
C) dormant
D) seedless - CORRECT ANSWER - C) dormant
The process of "grafting" plants is a type of what?
A) fertilization
B) germination
C) asexual reproduction
D) pollination - CORRECT ANSWER - C) asexual reproduction
Along with everything that is present in an ecological community, an ecosystem additionally
includes which of the following?
Questions and CORRECT Answers
The megasporangia of a seed plant generates which of the following?
A) male spores
B) male gametes
C) female gametes
D) female spores - CORRECT ANSWER - D) female spores
Which of the following is part of the androecium of an angiosperm?
A) style
B) anther
C) petal
D) ovule - CORRECT ANSWER - B) anther
A superior flower is best described by which of the following?
A) a flower that has multiple layers of petals rather than just one
B) a flower that is pollinated by insects rather than birds
C) a flower with its ovary above other flower parts rather than below them
D) a flower that blooms every year rather than once in its lifetime - CORRECT
ANSWER - C) a flower with its ovary above other flower parts rather than below them
Which of the following best describes a mature pollen grain?
A) a single, polyploid cell inside of a triple layer of epithelial tissue
B) one cell surrounded by a second cell surrounded by two additional coverings
C) a sac with seven interior cells
D) a mixture of carbohydrates and proteins, but with no cells present - CORRECT
ANSWER - B) one cell surrounded by a second cell surrounded by two additional
coverings
,What is the purpose of the central cell in the embryo sac of an angiosperm?
A) it fuses with a sperm cell to form the zygote
B) it is the site of pollination in the angiosperm
C) it directs the pollen tube into the ovary
D) it will form part of the endosperm tissue - CORRECT ANSWER - D) it will form part
of the endosperm tissue
Each microspore mother cell in angiosperms typically gives rise to how many microspores?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 4
D) 8 - CORRECT ANSWER - C) 4
Where in a typical conifer are pollen grains formed?
A) anthers
B) male cones
C) needles
D) female cones - CORRECT ANSWER - B) male cones
Which of the following are capable of pollinating flowers?
A) bats
B) bees
C) birds
D) all of the above are capable of pollinating flowers - CORRECT ANSWER - D) all of
the above are capable of pollinating flowers
In double fertilization of angiosperms, what are the two "end products"?
, A) a triploid endosperm and a diploid zygote
B) a diploid zygote and a haploid spore
C) a haploid sperm cell and a haploid egg cell
D) an ovule and an anther - CORRECT ANSWER - A) a triploid endosperm and a diploid
zygote
In which way is reproduction in gymnosperms different than reproduction in angiosperms?
A) gymnosperms contain a seed that in not enclosed by another structure, whereas angiosperm
seeds are enclosed in an ovule
B) double fertilization occurs in gymnosperms, but not in angiosperms
C) gymnosperms are typically pollinated by insects whereas angiosperms are typically pollinated
by the wind
D) gymnosperms produce pollen grains with male gametes whereas angiosperms produce pollen
grains with female gametes - CORRECT ANSWER - A) gymnosperms contain a seed that
is not enclosed by another structure, whereas angiosperm seeds are enclosed in an ovule
A seed in a lowered metabolic state that is not germinating is said to be what?
A) phototropic
B) aggregated
C) dormant
D) seedless - CORRECT ANSWER - C) dormant
The process of "grafting" plants is a type of what?
A) fertilization
B) germination
C) asexual reproduction
D) pollination - CORRECT ANSWER - C) asexual reproduction
Along with everything that is present in an ecological community, an ecosystem additionally
includes which of the following?
